The Ottomans (full; PBS Documentary)

javi123

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Part 3 of the famous PBS Documentary "Islam: Empire of faith" produced in 2000.
This part is about the Ottomans and their feats.
 
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javi123

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Where the Mosques have become Churches----SPAIN

Where the Mosques have become Churches

Where only Bells and Crosses May be Found,

Even The Mihrabs Weep,

Though They are Solid,

Even the Pulpits Mourn,

Through they are Made Only Of Wood.



- AL-RUNDI-, 13th Century
 

javi123

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.And the Caliphate Was even more Abundant

The Palace, As the Palace of the Sons of Umayya,

Abounded in All Things,

And the Caliphate Was even more Abundant

Medinat Al-Zahra Shone Brightly With Pleasure Boats.



-IBN Shyhaif, 11th Century.
 

javi123

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IS Not Enough to Lament The Loss Of Such As CORDOBA.

MY HEART IS TORN APART- Fall Of Cordoba, Spain.11th Cen.



1013 A.D

CORDOBA, SPAIN



The Weeping of one Who Weeps

With An Eye Whose Tears Flow Endlessly

IS Not Enough to Lament The Loss

Of Such As CORDOBA.

My Heart is Torn Apart

For Its Wise and Forbearing Men,

Its Men of Letters and Its Men Of Taste.



-IBN Shuhaid- 11th Century
 

SophiaBaker

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Yeah the Crimean Khans were very skillful diplomatically so maybe they could have survived much, much longer, they were vassals of the Porte but showed a high degree of independence at times, eg committing to the Ottoman plan for the Volga to Don canal and attack on Astrakhan.